Releasing → Resurrection → FA → 500 million for 2 years, like Ko Jong-wook...How much should I sign a contract for the 4th FA student who looks like him
Releasing → Resurrection → FA → 500 million for 2 years, like Ko Jong-wook...How much should I sign a contract for the 4th FA student who looks like him
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Seo Kun-chang, who set a new record of 200 hits in a season for the first time in the KBO League, applied for an FA after four moves. However, other teams are not interested in him, and is continuing negotiations with Kia, his original team. They have yet to narrow differences.
Seo Kun-chang, who won the regular season MVP award with the Nexen Heroes in 2014 by setting a 201-hit record, has been on the decline since 2020. He played for Kia, his hometown team, this year after suffering from trade and release.
Seo was traded from Kiwoom to LG in July 2021. LG agreed to a one-on-one trade in which they let go of starting pitcher Jeong Chan-hun and bring in Seo. It was a trade for LG to strengthen its second baseman. Seo, who was a prospective FA, failed to meet expectations with a batting average of 253 in 144 games, six homers, 52 RBIs and an OPS of .693. He became a free agent after the season but gave up his application.
In 2022, Seo played in 77 games due to injury and poor performance. He had a batting average of 224 (four9 hits in 219 times at bat) with two homers and 18 RBIs. His record was low in his career. He again gave up his application as a free agent and opted for three moves.
In 2023, he met Yeom Kyung-yeop, former coach of the Nexen Heroes, and expected his team to revive. Yeom Kyung-yeop pushed him to the first batter and second baseman for the opening game, but the team only showed stellar performance in the early days of the season. The team was even poorer with a batting average of .200.0 with 0 homers and 12 RBIs in 44 games (22 hits in 110 times at bat) and an OPS of .542. Shin Min-jae rose to the starting lineup for the second baseman position.
At the end of the season, Seo asked his team to release him, not an FA. Seo, who is taking on a new challenge, signed a contract with Kia for a total of 120 million won, including 50 million won in annual salary and 70 million won in option.
Seo has played in 94 games this year and failed to meet the required number of at-bats, but has a batting average of .31 (63 hits in 203 times at bat), one homer, 26 RBIs, 40 runs on base, a slugging percentage of .416 and an OPS of .820. This is the best performance in the past four years. Seo also played in the Korean Series, and had no hit and one walk in four times at bat in two games.
After the end of the season, Seo applied for free agent after four moves. Seo is rated FAC. Teams that recruit players with grade C require no compensation. All they have to do is make compensation to their teams, which paid 15 million won (10,800 U.S. dollars) per year. However, the mayor's response was rather cold. Eventually, staying at Kia, the original team, became the only option.
Earlier, there was a similar case with Seo Geon-chang. This is Ko Jong-wook, who succeeded in making a comeback in KIA after his release and applied for the free agent. Ko Jong-wook was released by SSG Landers after the 2021 season. After his release, Ko Jong-wook was tested at KIA and received a new opportunity with an annual salary of 70 million won.
Ko Jong-wook hit .283 (30 hits in 106 at-bats) with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 62 games in 2022, and he hit .296 (80 hits in 270 at-bats) with three home runs, 39 RBIs and 35 runs in 114 games in 2023. He played a great role as a substitute. He applied for an FA at the end of the season and signed a two-year 500 million won (down payment of KRW 100 million, annual salary of KRW 300 million, option KRW 100 million) with KIA.
Negotiations were put on hold for a while when Seo Geon-chang got married in mid-December and went on a honeymoon. After returning from his honeymoon, FA negotiations will proceed again. 먹튀검증
Seo has played 158 innings as second baseman and 276 ⅔ innings as first baseman. In terms of Kia's strength, new foreign hitter Patrick Wisdom will be the mainstay for next year. There are big guns such as Hwang Dae-in and Byun Woo-hyuk as backup players. Kim Sun-bin will be the mainstay at second base, while young players such as Kim Kyu-sung, Park Min and Yoon Do-hyun are on standby as backup players. Kia will not invest much money in Seo.